Legal Opinion
Tadevosyan v. Eric H. Holder, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 26, 2014No. 07-75087, 08-71791, 08-73437PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
After Masis Tadevosyan was ordered removed from the country for an immigration violation, he married an American citizen and applied for a visa and adjustment of status.- The Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) refused to reopen his removal proceedings. Our question is whether in doing so, the BIA improperly relied on the fact of the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) opposition to his motion, rather than on the merits of the motion, or otherwise abused its discretion in deciding the motion. We grant the petition for review of the BIA’s decision and remand for…
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